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Nurse's Pocket Guide

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Documentation Focus<br />

ASSESSMENT/REASSESSMENT<br />

• Assessment findings/pertinent history information (i.e., physical/psychological/cultural<br />

concerns).<br />

• Meaning of nonverbal cues, level of anxiety client exhibits.<br />

PLANNING<br />

• Plan of care and interventions (e.g., type of alternative communication/translator).<br />

• Teaching plan.<br />

IMPLEMENTATION/EVALUATION<br />

• Response to interventions/teaching and actions performed.<br />

• Attainment/progress toward desired outcome(s).<br />

• Modifications to plan of care.<br />

DISCHARGE PLANNING<br />

• Discharge needs/referrals made; additional resources available.<br />

SAMPLE NURSING OUTCOMES & INTERVENTIONS<br />

CLASSIFICATIONS (NOC/NIC)<br />

NOC—Communication Ability<br />

NIC—Communication Enhancement: Speech Deficit<br />

readiness for enhanced Communication<br />

Taxonomy II: Perception/Cognition—Class 4 Cognition<br />

(00161)<br />

[Diagnostic Division: Teaching/Learning]<br />

Submitted 2002<br />

Definition: A pattern of exchanging information and<br />

ideas with others that is sufficient for meeting one’s<br />

needs and life goals, and can be strengthened<br />

Related Factors<br />

To be developed<br />

Defining Characteristics<br />

SUBJECTIVE<br />

Expresses willingness to enhance communication<br />

Expresses thoughts/feelings<br />

Information in brackets added by the authors to clarify and enhance<br />

the use of nursing diagnoses.<br />

Diagnostic Studies Pediatric/Geriatric/Lifespan Medications 171<br />

readiness for enhanced COMMUNICATION

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